Australian, Indonesian Leaders Gather in Jakarta

Abbott's Plans for People Smuggling Have Drawn Indonesian Criticism

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Joko Hariyanto

Updated Sept. 30, 2013 1:06 p.m. ET

JAKARTA—The leaders of Indonesia and Australia said they held constructive discussions Monday to address people smuggling, but they deferred discussing the details of plans by Prime Minister Tony Abbott's new government that have drawn Indonesian criticism.

Mr. Abbott's two-day trip to Indonesia is his first overseas excursion since he took office with pledges to stop the tide of refugees, which has become a hot-button political...